Day 40 - Orlando, FL

On Day 40 we visited the major Disney Hotels… and the “princess wedding chapel”

The Animal Kingdom Lodge was the favorite, with it’s African décor and animals roaming the grounds.





We also visited the Polynesian (South Pacific décor)…



the Grand Floridian (Victorian décor)




and we had an opportunity to visit the Disney Bridal Chapel …


where Su practiced her “I do” …


and the girls planned their weddings …



and they picked a cake that costs $11,000 (375,000 baht) and feeds 700 people…


The pumpkin coach, 6 white ponies and 3 footmen cost $2700…


and here Gigg is trying to avoid being bitten by one of the ponies …





and so the day ended … with all of the planning for the weddings being done … and the only thing that remained was to find some guys to marry who were rich enough to pay for it all. That will be the focus of the trip to Texas.

Day 39 - A whale of a time

Today we went to Sea World, saw a lot of water mammals and fish and saw all of the exciting shows, including Shamu, the killer whale.


and we were able to pet the sting rays …


and pet the dolphins …


we saw the dolphin show

the sea lion show …


Visited the Anheiser Busch pavilion for free beer..



and we saw the star of Sea World … Shamu.





and we met up with Kal and finished our day at Sea World

Day 38 - Clermont, FL

On Day 38 we drove to Clermont, Florida where we met “pa Pat” and “lung Kal”.

We had a very nice “welcome dinner” …

and once again Su picked up her carving knife and tried some miniature carvings…

Day 37 - Lake Hartwell

The highlight of Day 37 (Sunday, July 8th 2007) was a boat ride on Lake Hartwell.

Coty loves the boat ride …


and Foxy doesn’t seem to mind it either when she is in loving hands …


Foxy and Coty are really cute doggies …



That evening we met some neighbors, originally from Tennessee, who stopped by to visit

We said our goodbyes the next morning …


And left some dear old friends, Bonnie and Dick, as we continued our great adventure…

Day 36 - Anderson, SC

On Day 36 we drove to Anderson, South Carolina and were greeted by Captain Dick, Bonnie, Coty and Foxy.

Bonnie and Coty are missing from this picture


Su worked on another of her creations …


For dinner we had some “southern cooking”, including BBQ pulled pork…

Day 35 - A girl's best friend

On Day 35, our last day in DC, we went back to the Museum of Natural History to see the Hope and Tiffany Diamonds. I anticipated a quick stop, a few pictures. Little did I realize that geology was a favorite university subject for one of the gals (Su), so we took a lot of pictures of all forms of crystals, rocks, etc., in addition to the Hope (45 carats) and Tiffany (128 carats) diamonds.

The Hope Diamond:






After we covered the development of all minerals from the “big bang” to their eventual final form, we went to see the Castle building, which was the original Smithsonian Building started by the donation of James Smithson.



Su studies the one of the oldest known statues of Buddha from Thailand

We then went to the Hirshorn Art and Statue Garden building


Here, within these hallowed walls we contemplated the true meaning of art and tried to determine what is the truly perfect tush … [edit - if this ever becomes a book, this will have to be the cover. - Lee]




We moved on to the Treasury Building…

And next we saw the White House…


and we came across some other interesting buildings


We had dinner at “the best Thai restaurant in the DC area” and went home to prepare to leave Washington